Meet Me in the Bathroom
Utopia | Release Date: November 4, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
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11
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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91
ColliderRoss BonaimeApr 12, 2022
Meet Me in the Bathroom is a tremendous document of one of the most integral musical periods of our time, when the kids asked "is this it?" and responded by changing the world. Read full review
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Film ThreatJosiah TealApr 12, 2022
Meet Me in the Bathroom is a moving memory of each band and their legacy in a larger musical landscape. It captures the ethos of each artist and is an excellent visual companion to Lizzy Goodman’s oral history. Read full review
80
NMELou ThomasMar 10, 2023
Meet Me In The Bathroom makes for a lively snapshot of a very exciting period in rock history. Veterans and newcomers alike should check it out. Read full review
80
Time OutPhil de SemlyenMar 9, 2023
Beyond the music, Meet Me in the Bathroom makes a compelling study of the whole idea of a ‘scene’: how does it happen, why does it end and what’s it all about? Read full review
80
Little White LiesEd GibbsMar 9, 2023
As chaotic and unpredictable as the bands themselves, but that isn't all that surprising. There’s a lot to pack in. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennyNov 4, 2022
There are revealing glimpses into the early work of artists who would morph into entities that were slicker and ostensibly cooler. Read full review
70
VarietyAndrew BarkerApr 12, 2022
If it’s sometimes a little rough around the edges and not always structurally coherent, well, the same was true of these bands. Read full review
68
Paste MagazineNatalia KeoganJan 27, 2022
What’s most compelling about the documentary is the archival footage (some previously unseen) of the bands during their first fledgling efforts, though the presence of the tangible music that shot these musicians to stardom remains elusive. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerNov 16, 2022
Meet Me in the Bathroom is like a well-curated sampler CD of the scene. It's cool, but you'll be left wanting full albums of the bands you liked anyway. Read full review
67
ConsequenceClint WorthingtonApr 12, 2022
Vibes can only take you so far, and Southern and Lovelace’s dreamlike approach keeps us from having a firm grip on the chronology of the times. It also feels like an incomplete chronicling of its subject, given its narrow focus on a few bands and the lack of participation of key figures. Read full review
67
The Film StageDavid KatzApr 12, 2022
Meet Me in the Bathroom’s depth is so cursory it can’t quite re-convince us how significant this all seemed at the time. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesTara BradyMar 10, 2023
It is often argued that The Strokes are the last rock stars and that their Manhattan peers are the last great bohemians. It’s an Americentric view, but it’s gospel truth for this appealing if impressionistic time capsule. Read full review
60
EmpireJohn NugentMar 9, 2023
This documentary feels too stuffed and not insightful enough to be the definitive article — but few skinny-jeans-wearing Millennials will be able to watch without getting nostalgic. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawMar 9, 2023
The standout star is the passionate and fierce Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, a Korean-American musician for whom music was an escape from racism and sexism. Read full review
58
IndieWireRyan LattanzioNov 3, 2022
Southern and Lovelace’s documentary appears to be held together by the same proverbial glue and paper clips that cohered the early sonic boom of this particular indie subset. And that’s largely part of its charm. But the results are often navel-gazey. Read full review
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The PlaylistAndrew BundyApr 12, 2022
Meet Me in the Bathroom feels like a surface-level music documentary with little mindfulness for creative expression or the shades of reality outside the fame of its subjects. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsNov 4, 2022
Meet Me in the Bathroom is an impressionistic blur, more about what it felt like to be at the head of a scene than the actual scene’s character or identity. Read full review
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